With all the frisson of a live recording, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s newest release A Celtic Christmas, from their 2013 Christmas concerts at Sydney’s City Recital Hall and released on the ABC Classics label (ABC 481 1317), is a refreshing collection of seasonal music that goes beyond traditional fare. Paul Dyer’s indefatiguable capacity to curate…
If you happen to be in Brisbane this month, catch up with the 65th Australian Intervarsity Choral Festival (BIV2014), which is running there until July 20th. In the 2014 ‘IV’, choristers will perform two major choral concerts, one of which features JS Bach’s Mass in B minor. There are also lots of traditional social events…
Bach Magnificat Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Choir City Recital Hall, Sydney February 21st 2014. The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra celebrating its 25th anniversary this year opened the 2014 season with a concert centred around the music of J S Bach. The programme reached back into history, performing two works which represent the stylistic origins of…